Sunflower Apartments & Studios

Tip Top review of Sunflower Apartments, and Kassiopi, Corfu. First off, we arrived in the dark, we’d booked a private transfer, I was quite glad we had as the coast road is a bit hairy! I was not prepared for the travel sickness or just how bendy some of the roads are. Jeremy Clarkson could film a top gear here and it would have viewers on the edge of their seats! Our driver seemed to want to chat all the way there which meant us British polite people chatted back despite it being 1am and we fancied an hours kip! Sunflower Apartments are basic, it’s traditionally Greek and from experience, they all seem to be a little like this. The buildings a little tired and could do with some maintenance however the Sunny welcome you will receive from Tamara and gang will soon brighten them up. We stayed in a two bedroom apartment with small kitchen, eating area, balcony, and bathroom. Room 7 was top floor and came with a side seaview. There was ample cutlery, pans and hob space to make a basic pasta meal. Although there were too many yummy restaurants in Kassiopi itself to do this more than once! The Sunflower has access to the pool next door at the Kalimera if you use their bar, so that’s easy enough, nice clean pool and bar, snacks and warm welcome from Denise who has an argument at least once a day with the other staff! Entertaining to watch! Location with the Sunflower is one of its biggest drawers. Bang in the middle of town but not noisy and easy to walk everywhere. When we were there however it was 40 degrees so we didn’t walk that far! The mattresses were my kids only complaint, a bit on the thin side and the springs had sprung off in some cases. New mattresses would be a real boost to the Sunflower. Room was cleaned most days, cleaning ladies were lovely, mopping, making beds and changing towels, speaking of towels, they were fresh but some of the linen could do with an upgrade. If you would like a view ask for an upper floor room, the apartment below ours seemed to look onto a rock. Upper floor room numbers were 6, 7, 8, and 14, 13, 12. Some of these are studios and some are 2 bedrooms. Look out for the tortoises in the garden, we had to look every day, super cute and not camera shy! Tamara who manages the complex is lovely, happy to chat anytime and can give you some good recommendations. Very good at replying to guests queries and you can message her anytime. Now for Kassiopi, it really is the jewel in the crown of Corfu but a couple of things let it down, the municipality really need to empty the bins more often and clean up some of the alleyways. The alley from the Sunflower beside the school needs a skip and a good scrub. If I were there I’d get the school to do some art down there, it’s quite poorly lit and scruffy. Take a torch is my top tip! The other way to get to the main roads from Sunflower is a wider road but again means you are walking past derelict buildings, and unfinished apartments. Such a shame when generally the area is beautiful. The final 100 yards to the Sunflower is mega steep and for this reason not suitable for people with disabilities, generally the complex is very up and down so might be worth considering. Cats are everywhere! We like them but there aren’t for everyone. Kassiopi Cats Miaow do a good job of neutering them all, and feeding them during the winter. We saw a young kitten one evening and they went out to check on him which was very good. Please drop some food for them in Cosmic Travel, and they’ll pick up. Quirky things we love about Kassiopi are… The priest riding a scooter in his cassock! Nicola’s bakery. Sleeping in single beds when we’ve been married 25+ years! Pitta gyros. Being given free ice cream after a meal in Jasmine! That people leave inflatables in the Kalimera pool. The yachts and dreaming! 😆 The friendliness of the Corfiot people. Great food. Notably The Wave, Tavernaki, The Grill House, Jasmine, Illusions. The two or three hand made gift shops, one on the Main Street upstairs on the left where the lady crochets beautiful things, and the other one on the harbour (Pucoli?) which is a mixture of crafts. Great souvenirs, could have spent up! Oh yeah, we did! 🤣🤣